Validate RoM primary five hybrid stats and pair mechanics

docs/ROM_STATS_AND_GEARING.md

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 # RoM stat weights and gearing audit
 
-Status: **WoW-stat hybrid chosen for gameplay; native source model retained as reference**. This audit covers the Priest/Knight healer, Knight/Scout tank, Scout/Rogue DPS, Rogue/Warrior DPS, and Mage/Warlock DPS. The game keeps RoM abilities, class growth, resources, and class pairings, while equipment and final combat stats use the existing WoW-shaped model. See `docs/ROM_HEIRLOOM_REFERENCE.md` for the client-derived blue-item atlas and proposed native-stat curves; those numbers are reference points and are not applied directly to combat.
+Status: **WoW-stat hybrid chosen for gameplay; native source model retained as reference**. This audit covers the Priest/Knight healer, Knight/Scout tank, Scout/Rogue DPS, Rogue/Warrior DPS, and Mage/Warlock DPS. The game keeps RoM abilities and class pairings. The five accepted builds now use WoW-equivalent base curves, hybrid heirlooms, and WoW-derived combat stats. See `docs/ROM_HEIRLOOM_REFERENCE.md` for the client-derived blue-item atlas and native-stat curves; those numbers are reference points and are not applied directly to these five builds.
 
 ## Current runtime
 
-- `src/game/romStats.ts` reads primary-class level growth from `romPlayerCatalog.generated.json` and gives the secondary class 10% of its base stats **at the same level as the primary**. This shared level is the game's progression rule, even though the historical source allowed separate class levels. The runtime also omits source race and sex additions.
-- `src/game/wotlkStats.ts` maps RoM Wisdom into WoW Spirit, then derives HP, Mana, attack power, spell power, avoidance, and ratings with WoW rules. This is the selected compatibility adapter, not a historical RoM conversion. In particular, the global Mana multiplier, Stamina-to-HP rule, and `0.35 * Intellect + 0.15 * Spirit` spell-power rule are not source RoM formulas.
+- `src/game/wotlkStats.ts` gives the five accepted primaries their corresponding Wrath base attribute, HP, and Mana curves. At level 10 the secondary contributes 10% of its WoW-equivalent curve **at the primary's level**. Human curves cover Priest, Knight, Rogue, and Mage; Scout uses Night Elf. Durnik remains a RoM dwarf, but Human Mage is the base-curve fallback because Wrath 3.3.5 has no Dwarf Mage row. Other RoM classes still use `src/game/romStats.ts` native growth. The shared secondary level is the game's progression rule, even though the historical source allowed separate class levels.
+- `src/game/wotlkStats.ts` maps native Wisdom into WoW Spirit only on the remaining native-growth path, then derives HP, Mana, attack power, spell power, avoidance, and ratings with WoW rules. This is the selected compatibility adapter, not a historical RoM conversion. In particular, the global Mana multiplier and Stamina-to-HP rule are not source RoM formulas.
 - `src/game/specializationCatalog.ts` defines distinct hybrid gear profiles for the five builds. `src/game/heirloomEquipment.ts` gives these five WoW-stat heirlooms at levels 1–79 from a level budget without matching WoW boss drops. The legal layouts are Knight mace/shield, Priest mace/shield, Scout dagger/bow, Rogue dual daggers, and Mage staff. The five hybrid loadouts omit the WoW wrist slot; `src/game/equipment.ts` permits Priest shields. These are active gameplay gear, while the native source curves remain references. Other RoM classes retain their existing fallback gear path until separately validated.
 - `src/game/runewakerLootCatalog.ts` keeps imported RoM drops as non-equippable `misc` items with zero stats. The loot importer preserves names and probabilities but does not decode native equipment slots, base stats, or enhancements. `src/game/lootPolicy.ts` suppresses **all** boss item drops during leveling; boss cards are awarded through a separate path. At level 80, imported RoM boss items still lack usable equipment data.
 
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 The five-class equipment path deliberately translates RoM roles into WoW combat inputs: Strength and Agility feed physical attack, Intelligence and Wisdom (as Spirit) feed spell and resource stats, defense/avoidance use armor and WoW ratings, and healing uses spell power and Mana sustain. The gear profile weights and heirloom budgets are design choices, not a claim that RoM native stats have the same numerical scale as WoW stats. The source item atlas can guide level progression and class identity without copying DEF, MDEF, MATK, Heal Point, or weapon damage into WoW fields one-for-one.
 
-This reduces equipment implementation work but still requires targeted balance validation. A three-seed Shadoj diagnostic with the paired cohort and active Priest defeated the boss at levels 20, 60, and 79; Mage damage remained well below Scout/Rogue, and Priest died in each level-79 run. Reports are under `artifacts/balance-lab/rom-hybrid-l20-shadoj`, `rom-hybrid-l60-shadoj`, and `rom-hybrid-l79-shadoj`. They are screening runs against one encounter, not a balance certification. RoM remains Needs Testing and elite-skill validation remains deferred.
+This reduces equipment implementation work but still requires targeted balance validation. The earlier three-seed Shadoj diagnostic with the paired cohort and active Priest defeated the boss at levels 20, 60, and 79; Mage damage remained well below Scout/Rogue, and Priest died in each level-79 run. After switching the base curves, a one-seed Shadoj screen at each of levels 20, 60, and 79 defeated the boss with zero deaths. At level 60, Mage dealt about 185 DPS versus Scout 971 and Rogue 1,026; Mage remains a large outlier. The current reports are under `artifacts/balance-lab/rom-hybrid-wowbase-l{20,60,79}-shadoj`. These are screening runs against one encounter, not balance certification. RoM remains Needs Testing; `docs/ROM_FIVE_VALIDATION.md` records the elite-skill checks and unresolved source gaps.
 
 ## Optional native-fidelity path
 
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 ## Online and validation boundary
 
-`server/database.mjs` rejects a RoM/WoW source mixture when a grouped player selects a character and checks again when an activity starts. Until RoM AI companions are separately ready, online RoM groups launch players-only; the WoW-only randomized Bite-Sized Stockades activity is unavailable to them. This does not change local manual RoM party diagnostics. The five RoM profiles remain **Needs Testing** and elite skills remain deferred.
+`server/database.mjs` rejects a RoM/WoW source mixture when a grouped player selects a character and checks again when an activity starts. Until RoM AI companions are separately ready, online RoM groups launch players-only; the WoW-only randomized Bite-Sized Stockades activity is unavailable to them. This does not change local manual RoM party diagnostics. The five RoM profiles remain **Needs Testing** while elite-skill source gaps and the Mage damage outlier are investigated.
 
 Validate the hybrid with legal slot/equip tests for all five builds, stat growth across 1–79, `npm run test:rom-five`, and targeted level/encounter diagnostics. Check Knight threat and survival, Priest effective healing and sustain, and the three DPS roles separately before promotion. If package rewards are added, compare their translated upgrades and combat outcomes. A common encounter definition can use source-specific tuning coefficients; no duplicate WoW/RoM dungeon catalogs are required by this audit.